Mumbai Tour Part -3 / मुंबई की सैर भाग -3 (बाबुलनाथ मंदिर, एंटीलिया और ताज महल होटल)
पिछली पोस्ट में मैंने आपको मुंबई के फ़िल्मी सितारों के घर, मुक्तेश्वर महादेव मंदिर, जुहू स्थित इस्कॉन मंदिर, तथा सिद्धिविनायक मंदिर के बारे में…
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Summer Vacation – a wonderful run through NH-2 towards Ghats of Varanasi – Part I
We took a rickshaw and then walked for 5 minutes to reach Dasaswamedh Ghat. The Sandhya Aarati took our breathe away. We have never seen such a live performance – they were at their artistic best. Finally around 8 p.m., the journey took its toll and my son couldn’t stand anymore and we decided to return to the hotel, with a promise to come back again and spend a few days to explore the city once again.
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Hundred in Gangtok – Part 2
Very soon we hit the Sevoke town and surroundings change dramatically. For first time we saw mighty Teesta river as it was flowing on right side of the road. On left side of the road were hills. The view was very beautiful and everybody in the bus was astonished. It was hard to believe the change of surroundings so sudden. As the bus was moving towards Gangtok on scenic NH 31A, we were enjoying the green hills, Teesta river running side by side and also the beautiful rainy weather.
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Kashmir- Paradise regained : Day 5 & 6
We had a fantastic morning in store for us. We assembled at a small pier. At Rs. 300 per head many of us had a go at water surfing. We have to stand atop a small plank which is tied to a pair of ropes. This will be pulled by a motor boat taking us for a spin around the lake. With no safety gear it was a risk… but that’s the fun part.
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Paradise Regained :Day 3 & 4
Our next stop was Sonamarg, around 83 KMs from Srinanagar. Sonmarg is situated in the Sindh valley at a height of 8950 feet. The snow clad mountains over the horizon that we got used to by now was like the clouds in the sky. Something that you could see but not touch!
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यात्रा हरि के द्वार हरिद्वार की – भाग १
हरिद्वार यानि हरि का द्वार, या हरद्वार कहो यानि भोले कि नगरी. हरिद्वार हिन्दुओ का सबसे बड़ा तीर्थ स्थल, देव भूमि उत्तराखंड का प्रवेश द्वार. माँ गंगा पहाड़ों से उतरकर हरिद्वार में ही मैदानों में प्रवेश करती हैं. इसलिए हरिद्वार का एक नाम गंगा द्वार भी हैं. हरिद्वार कुम्भ कि भी नगरी हैं.
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Mumbai Tour Part -2 / मुंबई की सैर भाग -2 (फ़िल्मी सितारों के आशियाने तथा कुछ मंदिरों के दर्शन )
साथियों, श्रंखला की पिछली कड़ी में मैंने आपको छत्रपति शिवाजी टर्मिनस (CST), ब्रहंनमुम्बई महानगर पालिका (BMC) और बांद्रा के समुद्र तट से लगे बांद्रा…
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Hundred in Gangtok – Part 1
What could be the meaning of the title of this post Hundred in Gangtok ? This is about visiting Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, in a group of around 100 persons one year back in May 2011. At sharp 2:00 the train started its journey at the right time. The mood inside the coach was like we were in some party. There were different activities happening in different compartments – people were playing cards, watching movies on laptops, senior persons were talking about politics and nation.
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ब्रज यात्रा – बरसाना गोवर्धन मथुरा वृन्दावन
निधिवन, यमुना घाट और अन्य मंदिरों के दर्शन के बाद हमने अपने होटल से प्रस्थान किया और चल दिए वापस फरीदाबाद की ओर ! इस बार वृन्दावन आने का आनंद ही कुछ ओर रहा ! हम दिल्ली के आस पास के लोग एक ही दिन में वृन्दावन आना जाना कर लेते हैं, पर मैं समझता हूँ की एक दो रात यहाँ रुके तो बात कुछ ओर ही हो !
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Paradise Regained: Day 1 & 2
Some of us decided to pursue air route while some others took a more adventurous route of going by train and road to reach Srinagar. While waiting to board the flight at Delhi for Srinagar we heard “choice” words being used against Air India. Looked like some others had tasted the same medicine I had! I found out that they were also taking the tour through Sachin and were part of our larger group. I joined the group to vent out my feelings against AI. Ahh… felt good … Now I was ready for the “Paradise on Earth”.
As the plane made its descent in Srinagar, green carpeted land embraced by the beautiful Himalayas greeted us. As the plane made its final descent little cottages and the dotted cattle idly grazing on nature’s carpet came to focus. The snow on the hills was literally the icing! If my camera had “emotion feature” built-in it could have probably done justice to the scenery. I was yanked back to reality by the “ooohs” and the “ahhs”, excited voices of the children and the swaying of the necks of the passengers from one side of the plane to the other.
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Mumbai Tour Part -1 / मुंबई की सैर भाग -1 (सी.एस.टी. एवं बांद्रा बेंडस्टेंड)
बांद्रा फोर्ट से समुद्र को कुछ देर निहारने तथा सी लिंक के ख़ूबसूरत नजारों को अपनी आँखों में बसाने के बाद हमने अपनी अगली मंजिल यानी बांद्रा बेन्डस्टेंड पर ही स्थित कुछ नामचीन फ़िल्मी सितारों के आशियानों की ओर रुख किया. चलिए अब मैं विदा लेता हूँ और अगली पोस्ट में मिलते हैं और देखते हैं कैसे हैं आशियाने शाहरुख़ खान, सलमान खान और रेखा के.
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Alluring Amsterdam – Part 3
Since the weather wasn’t too favorable for cycling, we decided to opt for the guided tour. A 6 hour round trip with a visit to the cheese and clog factory plus walk tour in the fishing village of Amsterdam – cant get any better, can it?
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